Recent content by ferrisjrf

Is this really an issue? Has there been a rash of Russian flags showing up on NH summits recently? I hadn't heard about this.

Good stuff, on multiple levels. Another lovely mountain adventure. Always prefer when objectives are accomplished, but regardless, you pulled off a pretty big couple days in some frighteningly hot/humid conditions. I'm just glad to have been able to help.

Fishermen and hunters, exclusively.

Third time doing this traverse, and it never disappoints. Particularly nice for this time of year, I think. First time on the actual summit of Paugus, though...and as I already reported on Twitter, it's probably the least exciting part of the entire day. I see why the trail doesn't bother going...

The title should really just be singular "sicko", shouldn't it? I mean, besides Kristiner, who qualifies?

If it had only been a few degrees colder, and a little bit rainier, this would have been a perfect hike.

Regarding the Flight Deck (cut and pasted from my Facebook account): The snowshes themselves were wearing out…where the decking wraps around the frame, and where the heel crampons rub against the decking. I called Kahtoola, and they basically told me that they might have one or two pairs of...

They were open yesterday.

Now that's what the Whites are all about!

If only I'd known your outfit was an homage to your father... Sorry for any confusion.

Headlamp? Usually. Rain gear? Almost never. First aid? Minimal. Water? Rivers. Someone know your plans? Usually, but then I change them half way through.

There's a trailhead right next to NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, in the Altadena area. That's a good place to access the Angeles National Forest (ANF) trails. You could also take Angeles Crest Highway north out of La Canada Flintridge, where you'll find trailheads that start at higher elevations...

I think it was actually: "You're saying cutting that off is no big deal?!!!"

The second result in that search is this thread. Now, when asked for citations during discussions with my arachnophile friends, I'll have a legitimate answer. Dr. Wu, is your PhD from Boontaka, or is that just where you currently teach?

No. The difference between you and TEO is that TEO would never butcher the English language like you do.